Education And Experience

(1) The following minimum education standards are required for the specified employees of a private entity that provides misdemeanor probation supervision: (a) The chief executive officer shall have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in any one (1) of the following fields: criminal justice, administration, social work or the behavioral sciences, and two (2) years experience in criminal justice or social work. Upon approval by the Council, four (4) years of professional administrative experience with an organization providing services in criminal justice or social work may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree; and (b) Each employee who is responsible for providing probation supervision shall have at least four (4) years of experience in a criminal justice or a social services agency providing counseling services or shall have a bachelor’s and/or an associate’s degree from an accredited college or university.